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civilian — ci·vil·ian 1 n: a specialist in Roman or modern civil law civilian 2 adj: of or relating to civil law as distinguished from common law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary

civilian — ► NOUN ▪ a person not in the armed services or the police force. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to a civilian. ORIGIN Old French civilien, in the phrase droit civilien civil law … English terms dictionary

civilian — (n.) late 14c., judge or authority on civil law, from O.Fr. civilien of the civil law, created from L. civilis (see CIVIL (Cf. civil)). Sense of non military person is first attested 1829. The adjective is from 1640s … Etymology dictionary

civilian — [sə vil′yən] n. [ME &LT; OFr civilien &LT; L civilis, CIVIL] 1. any person not an active member of the armed forces or of an official force having police power 2. Archaic a specialist in civil or Roman law adj. of or for civilians; nonmilitary … English World dictionary

Civilian — For other uses, see Civilian (disambiguation). A civilian under international humanitarian law (also known as the laws of war) is a person who is not a member of his or her country s armed forces or other militia. Civilians are distinct from… … Wikipedia